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 European Defence Conference 2011 - European defence needs and the R&D response, a forum for debate on policy and cooperation
Date: 20th – 21st October 2011
Place: Novotel Warszawa Centrum, Warsaw, Poland
The European Defence Conference (EDC) 2011 is an interactive two day conference with many options for discussion, debate and Europe wide networking. The aim is to foster cooperation in the defence and security sector between private companies, knowledge institutes, Governments and International Organizations. The programme provides opportunities for discussion on policy and procedures, briefing of recent R&T results and proposals for future cooperation.
The 2011 edition will be focused on Research and Development (R&D) issues. The programme starts with a plenary session where high level Authorities explain their vision on the future of cooperation in Europe. The remainder of the conference consists of a series of interactive sessions where participants will be asked to voice their views. Results of these discussions will be shared with policy makers in Governments, Industry Associations and the European Defence Agency. In a separate track practical R&T results and proposals for new cooperative projects will be presented and reviewed. This will be an opportunity to learn about, propose, or join new projects. Among the confirmed speakers is, Luigi Rebuffi, CEO of EOS, who will take part in a panel discussion on “Relevance of EU security research program for Defence cooperation”.
EOS Members will receive a 10% discount off the registration fee.
.jpg) Transport Security Expo 2011, 13th-14th September, LondonEOS is pleased to sponsor the Transport Security Expo:
“Transport Security Expo has been the foremost event in the critical passenger and commercial supply chain transportation arena for almost a decade.
Developed to bring a holistic view to the complex problem of maintaining near absolute security in the face of increasingly diverse and dangerous real-world threats to the transportation industries, this event is firmly established as the principal conference and exhibition in the calendar of professionals working at the sharp end and delivering meaningful security day in and day out.
The constantly changing threats faced on land, sea, and in the air, dictate that the respective transportation industries have clear focus on the tasks at hand and clarity of vision toward the threat horizon.
We actively monitor regulatory requirements, policy changes, operational challenges, and the threat horizon via our own resources and through outreach to impeccable sources with specialised knowledge, in order that we can deliver an exceptionally well focused, timely, and insightful conference, workshop and exhibition programme each and every year.
Transport Security Expo is the only such event completely immersed in terms of the key issues faced by the transportation industries, and is the only primary and thoroughly embedded forum in which these issues may be discussed in the round, with resolution sought openly in a safe and secure environment.”
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The CYBER DEFENCE SUMMIT happening in Abu Dhabi on the 20th-21st of September brings together key regional stakeholders from government and private corporations from the Middle East. These attendees will explore the increased demand for cyber security services and solutions for the critical infrastructure in the region.
The participants at the summit will represent; key government authorities, leading banks and telecoms, oil and gas sector, and energy and utilities, all sectors crucial to sustaining economic prosperity and growth.
The summit sets itself apart by:
· Being the first cyber security initiative in the Middle East focused on critical infrastructure
· It enables Government and private organizations to identify, investigate and resolve security challenges in the region
· Grants access to an audience of c-level Middle Eastern executives from government as well as private corporations
· Provides an environment conducive to knowledge sharing and doing business with solution seekers
For more information contact:
Sikander Ejaz- Project Manager
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Workshop with Member States and Associated States on the Common Strategic Framework (CSF) for Research and Innovation
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"Towards more inclusive, innovative and secure societies", 13 July 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Other presentations on cyber – ICT security can be seen here:
To see all presentations, please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/events-175-presentations_en.html
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Counter Terror Expo 2011 – 19-20 April 2011 – Olympia London
 Counter Terror Expo is the annual professional event delivering both focus and clarity to the complex and multifaceted task of protecting people and assets from those with the intent and determination to strike out.The event brings the world's leading experts in the field from within government, the armed forces, security services, law enforcement and academia, together with industrialists at the cutting edge in developing the tools necessary to combat the scourge of terrorism.
Counter Terror Expo comprises a centrepiece conference programme, showcase exhibition and extensive programme of highly specialised workshops, which reflect the ever changing dynamics of the counter-terrorism world.
This critically acclaimed event delivers a vital forum for debate and plays a key role at the epicentre of the development of future counter-terrorism strategy.
Counter Terror Expo will be held next in the Grand Hall of the Olympia Exhibition & Conference Centre in London, 19-20 April, 2011.
To access the final conference brochure for CTX 2011, please click here.
EOS Members receive a 20% discount off the conference price.
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EOS Public-Private High-Level Security Roundtable and Conference
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“EOS is proud to celebrate its successful events of February 9th and 10th as a breakthrough for European security.”
· EOS High-Level Public-Private Security Roundtable under the patronage of Commissioner Malmström: On February 9th, the Berlaymont became the cradle of security in Europe, and EOS played an indispensable role in allowing all stakeholders to freely talk for the first time about concrete pragmatic steps that the EU could implement in the security domain, a domain traditionally reserved to Member States’ competences. The event was attended by EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas and Commissioner for Industry Antonio Tajani, representatives from the Hungarian EU Presidency, the Council, the European Parliament, Member States, EU agencies (ENISA, EUROPOL) and EOS. High-level representatives from the Cabinets and Directorate Generals also participated. The public and private side agreed during the Roundtable that this event should from now on be repeated annually.
More information on this event can be found on its dedicated webpage here.
· Joint EOS/SDA Conference “A new partnership for European Security”: The February 10th event achieved a remarkable number of high-level interventions and attendees to continue the discussions of the 9th with a much broader audience. It highlights the interest of all stakeholders in a better implementation of the EU’s approach to security and moved the discussion forward towards considering actual implementation strategies and a better spending of resources.
More information on this event can be found on its dedicated webpage here. With these two events the European security sector has achieved a first milestone, with many more to come.
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ICT 2010 event of DG INFSO
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SEPTEMBER 29TH, ICT 2010:
 EOS is pleased to announce its co-organisation of two networking sessions during the ICT 2010 event of DG INFSO:
1) Trustworthy Critical Infrastructure Systems – 9-10:30 am
EOS was allocated a 15 minutes slot to explore the interlinkage between cybersecurity and critical (ICT) infrastructure protection. For further details, please see here.
2 ) Identity management throughout life – solutions, trends, side effects – 11:-12:30 am
The EU-funded SEMIRAMIS project which EOS participates in gave an 8 minute presentation on one of the key themes of the project. For further details, please see here.
EOS used these networking sessions to inform on its recommendations for enhanced ICT network security and resilience, and cybersecurity, and to advance an open dialogue and discussion with all relevant stakeholders.
ICT 2010 is Europe's most visible annual forum for ICT research and innovation, organised by the European Commission. It focuses on policy priorities such as Europe's Digital Agenda and the 2011-2012 financial programme (€2.8 billion) of the European Union for funding research and innovation in ICT. ICT 2010 takes place in Brussels over a three days period September 27-29th. For more information, see here.
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Breakfast Event on Privacy and Data Protection 2010
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EOS is pleased to announce that its first Working Breakfast in the European Parliament was held on September 15th 2010 and was devoted to the topic of “Privacy and Data Protection: What Guidelines for Advanced Security Solutions?”
The debate that took place during the event involved the participation of Members of the European Parliament, the European Data Protection Supervisor, representatives from the Member States and the European Commission, as well as experts from the Industry and research centres.
With this event EOS inaugurates its new tradition to hold topic-targeted events on security at the European Parliament. During the Breakfast EOS has for the first time publicly presented its new Position Paper on Privacy and Data Protection, as well as its intention to produce a “Charter for Security Solutions and Services compliant with Privacy and Data Protection.”
For more information, please visit the event website.
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The world’s leading Counter Terror Expo was held on the 14 – 15 April 2010 at London Olympia. Bringing together governmental agencies, security services, law enforcement, leading specialists and technologists for two days of high level debate against a backdrop of an extensive exhibition.
Four key conference strands formed the forum through which specific counter terrorism themes were addressed by over 100 speakers from across the globe. 60 free-to-attend specialist workshops focused on counter terrorism technologies, whilst the extensive exhibition space of over 250 suppliers was home to the world's leading defence and security suppliers to deliver an informative and interactive demonstration of the latest counter terror hardware and software solutions. (For further information, please dowload the brochure.)
EOS members qualified for a 20% discount on the conference price.
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 The 9th Exposec – Homeland & Corporate Security Conference & Exhibition took place on 16-17 March 2010 in Athens, Greec. Organized under the auspices of EOS, it is the most prominent event in the field of Homeland & Corporate Security, and has now been organised for more than 9 years in a row.
ExpoSec attracts the attention of virtually all major international and local key-players on Security issues and every year more than 1.000 qualified visitors, either participate in the conference sessions, or visit the exhibition area.
During the past years, a number of distinguished speakers from Europe and the United States of America honored our event with their participation on topics such as:
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European Policy on Defense & Security Matters
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Homeland Security
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Illegal Immigration
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Connecting Civilian Security and Military Capability Development
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Maritime Security
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Border Security
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Supply Chain Security
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Biometrics
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Fire Fighting
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
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New Technologies & Security Applications
For details on the conference, please click here. You can also download the Presentation of Luigi Rebuffi (CEO, European Organisation for Security) here.
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The ISNR Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, 1-3 March 2010
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 EOS Workshops at ISNR
The ISNR Exhibition & Conference will take place in Abu Dhabi on 1-3 March 2010. It is organised by the UAE Ministry of Interior, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
ISNR 2010 is the 2nd International Security and National Resilience Conference and Exhibition event that takes place in Abu Dhabi. It brings together the entire spectrum of homeland security issues under one roof and allows for the exploration of new markets and partnerships in the region.
To support the ISRN Conference, EOS – the European Organization for Security – will organize Workshops on operational security topics and on domains of strategic importance, as well as bring in European expertise and knowledge.
The main topics of the workshops selected based on an analysis of current and future trends and challenges are:
1) Border Control (inclusive of Border Management and Border Surveillance);
2) Urban and Infrastructure Security (inclusive of a Global Approach for the Protection of Sensitive Sites and Services and Civil/Citizens Protection, Security of Airports and Urban/Local Transports, Security of the Supply Chain, Security of Energy Infrastructures, Security of Urban Communications);
3) Civil Protection
The Workshops will offer UAE operators, decision-makers and purchasing authorities to listen to presentations, discussions, to exchange views and to have face-to-face meetings with direct suppliers of state-of-the-art security solutions and services.
Here EOS members will promote security solutions and services before a worldwide audience of security stakeholders in view of:
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targeting specific procurement projects,
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meeting key government procurement officials,
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displaying the exhibitors’ full solutions to the potentially worldwide security community,
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launching and demonstrating new products,
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positioning themselves as one of the world-leading companies in the security field,
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networking in a concentrated business environment that last year attracted leading companies such as EADS, Thales, and Sagem.
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gaining easier access to the Gulf security market, the 2nd largest market in the world, and the most dynamic market in terms of growth.
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 7th TranSec World Expo – 3 – 4 June 2009 – RAI – Amsterdam: With the risk from terrorism remaining globally severe and as terrorists and organised criminals find new targets and new vulnerabilities, the challenges posed for the public and private sectors and the security forces globally remain immense. TranSec World Expo was the flagship event for 2009, and featured two x two day top level conferences for aviation, maritime and supply chain security, hosting many of the world’s experts who gathered to debate best practices on how to deal with the threat and deliver meaningful solutions globally. Alongside, a series of workshops and an exhibition of transportation security solutions from world leading vendors showcased the latest technologies and techniques to assist in the preparation, prevention and protection for our aviation, maritime & supply chain and mass transit facilities.
Access their website for future events at www.transec.com.
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EXPOSEC - 17th & 18th March 2009, Athens, Greece
Exposec is the most important annual Conference & Exhibition on the Security Sector in Greece and takes place at the Zappeion Megaron in Athens, on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th March 2009. ExpoSec examines the most recent views, findings and technologies regarding security and safety issues, providing a forum for discussion of matters pertaining to private, corporate, national, regional and global security.More than 600 key Government and Ministerial Officials, Police and Intelligence Officials, Military, Coastguard and Air Force personnel and high-ranking executives from the largest companies of the security sector, from Greece and abroad, participate in every year’s proceedings.
Opening Hours: 09.00-17.00 - Register at http://www.tsomokos.gr/projects2.php
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Counter Terror Expo – 10 – 11 February 2009 – QEII Centre – London - UK
With the risk from terrorism remaining severe in jurisdictions globally and as terrorists and organised criminals find new targets and new vulnerabilities, the challenges this poses for public, private sectors and security forces globally are immense.
Counter Terror Expo is the flagship event for 2009, the event will feature two days of top level conferences including many of the world’s experts in the field, gathering to debate best practice on how to deal with the threat and deliver meaningful counter terrorism solutions globally.
Alongside, a series of workshops and an exhibition of counter terrorism solutions from world leading vendors will showcase the latest technologies and techniques to assist in the preparation, prevention, protection and pursuit of terrorists globally.
All European Organisation for Security members are entitled to a 20% discount on the conference fees.
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The World Custom Forum 2008
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held its Fourth Symposium on ICAO machine readable travel documents (MRTDs), Biometrics and Security Standards on 6‑8 October 2008 at the ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. An Exhibition complemented the Symposium and highlighted important products and services related to MRTDs, biometric identification and border inspection systems.
The 2008 Symposium followed the year before’s successful event, attended by over 450 participants from several countries, international organizations, companies and institutions, including representatives from passport and official ID document issuing agencies, immigration, customs, and other border control and security authorities. Officials from airlines and airports involved in passenger service systems, the handling of travel documents, facilitation and aviation security were also invited to participate.
For further information, click here.
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StaBorSec, Standard Border Security Workshop
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The STABORSEC supporting activity identified specific intelligence and relevant knowledge that would support improvements towards more effective interoperable infastructures for EU borders.
STABORSEC's objective was to identify the scope and extent of standards and their full assessment, to address effective interoperability in borders security missions. STABORSEC was a step forward for technological research and furthered the analysis in the border security domain. STABORSEC has created a prioritised inventory of the standardisation efforts to be deployed to cover interoperability needs.
For more information visit the official website here.
Among StaBorSec supporters are the following EOS Members: Sagem Sécurité and DIEHL.
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ICT 2008 event of DG INFSO
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The EOS ICT Security Working Group is pleased to announce the organisation of a session during the ICT 2008 event of DG INFSO. The session’s focus was on ICT’s contribution to secure-by-design approaches for critical Infrastructures. For more information on the event, as well as the presentations given during the session, please visit here.
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EOS Launch Event, Brussels, 14-15 May 2008
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The European Organisation for Security has been officially launched during a two-days conference in Brussels the 14th and 15th of May 2008. EOS welcomed more than 350 participants from 18 European countries to its launch event. Participants represented all major security stakeholders ranging from public administrations, national Ministers, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council, research centers, public users, operators, to suppliers. A broad audience also attended from the international press. For more information on the launch event, please visit our dedicated website.
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